Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-25
STORIES OF THE EMPEROR.
Anecdotes of the Good Ruler of
Germauy-His Economy.

tnoress, Olympic Adouard, with the EN-
perOr in Baden Baden. One afternoon, at
the end of long drive, Nine. Adouard
got into trouble with the cabman in re-
gard TO his pay. AS the Frenchwoman
understood only French, and the German
only German, the dispute dropped into
most complicated pantomime, The affair
was adjusted eventually by military
looking man, who came across the road
from the opposite villa.
81 see, madame" said he, "that you DO
not understand our beautiful language"
"BeRutiful Y answered the French
woman. "Well, that may be, but horri-
bly, disagreeahle to the ear"
"But it is the greatest advantage to
understand and speak the language OF
your neighbors."
The military gentleman then arranged
matters with the qua&ing cabman. who
mad already recognized him as the En-
perOr. "How much of fee will you
give" inquired the stranger, as he hand
ed the caoman his money.
'TwO francs"
"That is too much, my child" remon-
strated the stranger; ''you should not
waste your money!"
"Are you cIOse-fsted?'' asked Nine.
Adouard; land that, too, with another
PERSONS money"
mot close-isted, but economical, and
my economy meets with general ap-
prevail" rejoined the stranger, as he lifted
his hat and left.
When. some days later, Nine. Adouard
was presented TO the Emperor at DAll,
he asked OF her very quietly, without
noticing her establishment:
"Weli, do you not now think that |
ought to be economical, since l use the
money of my subjectsY Another Illus
tratiOn of the Emperor's economy is fur
nished by au aDecdote of his dealings
with the court jeweler. For obvious
reasons the latter wished to sell a $4,000
necklace to the Crown Princess Victoria
for 81, 900. The Crown Prince objected
to the price, but at the same time sug-
gested that the Emperor might be induced
to buy 1t for his daughter-in-law. The
Emperor, however, when called on said:
"No, we cannot buy it, my dear sir;
we are not rich enough. ReigGing Is not
SO profitable for us as for the BOurbons,"
SIT would make il very pretty present
for the Crown Princess, your Majesty"
suggested the ieweler, fathering the
Crown Princes idea.
"That would not do either" concluded
the Emperor; '.such an ordinary present
should not cost more than 1900 thalers
($2,500). l will give you some good ad-
vice. Take your necklace to some of the
rich Jewesses. They have enough money,
and will buy it as soon as they see it."
When Prof. Hoffman returned to Ber-
lin from his journey through the United
States he was summoned 70 the palace to
relate his experiences in America to the
Emperor, In the course of his conversa-
ton the Professor mentioned that
broad and handsome street in San An
tonic, Tex, bore the name of King Will
liam street.
"You will not have me believe" broke
In his majesty, "that this street in far
away Texas was named after me? No, it
must, of course, be the namesake of
william l., of England"
When, however, Prof. Hoffman added
that another street in the same neighbOr-
hood was called Queen Augusta street."
the Emperor, with tears in mis- eyes, eX-
claimed:
"Then / am happy that the far-away
sons of Germany have given me such
proof OF their love and devotion"
That William |. of Germany has
no democratic sentiment in his heart
finds its hest proof in his Judgment of the
conduct of the French people toward
their worthless sovereign, Louis XVI.
AS be and his staff were passing
in the last campaign through Narennes,
the scene of the capture of the KING in
1894, halt was called. The Emperor as
sembled his officers around him and said:
''You know where we are and what hap
pened here some eighty years ago. In
this place originated the great misfortune
or France, which atilicts her to this day.
Ii a nation treats her King thus, God lays
His hand heavily upon them"
Early on the morning of March 81, 1877,
the old Marshal Wrangel began to pre-
pare his congratulations for the royal
birthday. Alter prolonged meditation he
rang for the attending under-officer.
Have you a respectable handwriting,
my son P" he inquired.
''To command, your excellence"
Then sit down at that table and pre-
pare to write. But | must first see whe-
Their you can give me q good copy which
| can read without glasses. For instance,
you nave a lady loVeP
"To command, your excellence" re-
piled the under-offlcer, blushing.
"Well, then, write: my lady-love's
name is -, whatever il is. she is -
years DID, etc. Then l can see if you
write well enough for me-"
The undsr-officer wrote hesitatingly
and plainly tue desired COPY, as follows {:
My lady-love is Charlotte Ullrich. She is
the daughter of the dead sculptor Ullrich; is
twenty-five years old, and was born in Ber
lin. FRANZ NEUMANN,
Under-officeT in - Garde Grenadier Regi-
ment,
Good. You write like printer" said
the Marshal, approving, after due inspec-
ton OF this declaration. Now turn the
paper oVer-economy is a cardinal virtue
and write what / dictate. Only leave
enough room on the margin for correction.
But, remember, keep a shut mouth con-
corning what YOU write, for it is my con-
gratulatory letter to the Emperor
tomorrow"
The letter OF cOngratulation was then
written and corrected and carefully stow.
ed away in the old MarshaPs pocket. to be
copied before the following afternoon.
Early on the birthday morning, how
ever, as the royal attendant gathered up
the congrstulatory kilograms and letters.
he found a curiously folded sheet Of paper
lying on the floor, just IA it had dropped
from the MarsbaPs pocket. Thus ii came
that one OF the first pages which met the
EmperOr's eyes, as they opened 90 the
light OF the eIghtieth year, was tue ipap-
propriate confession of the under-Officer:
"My lady-love is Charlotte l-unuuS n D
is the daughter OF the deIHFc1Ipfor Ull-
rich; she is % years old, and was born in
Berlin" etc.
Amusement and severity replaced the
usually mud expression of the royal
features, only to vanish before "a broad
smile as tue reverse page showed up the
carefully composed and corrected con-
CALCULATIONS OF Marshal Wrangel. The
event whicn thus caused an old general
in the service endless embArrass ment